Mixed-use property report

1424 S 5th St

2,481 sqftCMX1built 1915

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$289K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$310K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Queen Village · East Passyunk Approximate · based on ZIP 19147
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Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $310,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record24 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. PermitAlterations
  3. LicenseChung Yee Chow: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  5. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  6. InspectionL&I investigation
  7. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  8. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  9. PermitAlterations
  10. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $343K
  12. L&I violationRENTAL LICENSE MULTI FAMILY (R2)
  13. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS DOOR FRAMES
  14. L&I violationCERTIFICATION
  15. InspectionL&I investigation
  16. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  17. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  21. L&I violationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. PermitAlteration
  24. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

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$2,651/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $189,400 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $310,100. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 871501320
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere

The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 2807 S Franklin St. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.

Property report

Mixed-use property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$125 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Licensed units
2 active rental license
Interior area
2,481 sqft
Lot size
921 sqft
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX1

Block context

1400 block of S 5th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1422 S 5th St  ·  1426 S 5th St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 25, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

Chung Yee ChowActive

Rental · Initial issue date Jul 5, 2024 · Filed expiration Jul 4, 2027

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 24 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-025516 · Certified

    Expires 2026-09-18

  2. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2025-005124 · Completed

    Curb trap. fresh air inlet, main drain.

  3. License issue eventChung Yee Chow: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 0955690 · Active

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-017541 · Certified

    Expires 2025-06-12

  5. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-013131 · Certified

    Expires 2024-06-21

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-121624 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  7. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2022-006549 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (2 HVAC Units, 2 Ton each, 800 CFM, 6 registers each(12 total).

  8. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2022-010237 · Completed

    Wiring to include receptacle outlets, lighting, switches, disconnects, appliances, GFCI(s), and smoke alarms, connecting to new (2) 150 amp panels in two-family dwelling above existing barbershop on first floor.. All necessary bonding and grounding as per 2017 NEC. Installation of smoke, horn, pull stations and strobes connecting to new fire alarm panel as per 2016 NFPA 72.

  9. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2022-014662 · Completed

    INSTALL 4 WATER CLOSETS, 4 LAVATORIES, 4 SHOWER/TUBS, 2 HOT WATER HEATERS, 2 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 2 KITCHEN SINKS, AND 2 HUB DRAINS ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC.

  10. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit CP-2022-005524 · Completed

    FOR LEVEL III ALTERATION WITHOUT CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO THE EXISTING TWO-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ABOVE. BUILDING IS NOT SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK.

  11. Recorded transfer$343K transfer

    2022

  12. ViolationRENTAL LICENSE MULTI FAMILY (R2)

    Case CF-2021-121624 · Violation VI-2021-088951 · Code 9-3902 (2) · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  13. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS DOOR FRAMES

    Case CF-2021-121624 · Violation VI-2021-088952 · Code PM15-304.13 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  14. ViolationCERTIFICATION

    Case CF-2021-121624 · Violation VI-2021-088953 · Code FC-13-915 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  15. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-121624 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  16. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2021-000583 · Completed

    Install 200 amp service, 3 gang meter socket, 300 amp distribution panel and install grounding. Fishing only as per 2014 nec Amended: Install 200 amp service, 3 gang meter socket, (3) 100 amp distribution panel and install grounding. Fishing only as per 2014 nec

  17. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 657869 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 657869 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 657869 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  20. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 657869 · Violation 5015076 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  21. ViolationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)

    Case 657869 · Violation 5015075 · Code 9-3902 (1) · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 657869 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  23. PermitAlteration

    Permit 491100 · COMPLETED

    EXTERIOR WALL COVERING (VINYL SIDING).

  24. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 57824 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 11:53 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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